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"A Myth Becomes Reality": Kaspar Hauser As Messianic Wild Child , Ulrich Struve Jun 1998

"A Myth Becomes Reality": Kaspar Hauser As Messianic Wild Child , Ulrich Struve

Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature

The topos of the "Wild Child" occupies an important place in the mythic and literary imagination of the West. The European climax of a long line of wild children, Kaspar Hauser was a nineteenth-century German foundling whose fate has inspired a host of novels, dramas, novellas, poems, songs, and movies, even an opera and a ballet. It has been treated by Paul Verlaine, R. M. Rilke, and Klaus Mann, by the Dada poet Hans Arp, by the dramatist Peter Handke, and by the filmmaker Werner Herzog. This article offers a brief historical sketch of Hauser's life before discussing a key …


Proposition 215: De Facto Legalization Of Pot And The Shortcomings Of Direct Democracy, Michael Vitiello Apr 1998

Proposition 215: De Facto Legalization Of Pot And The Shortcomings Of Direct Democracy, Michael Vitiello

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 215, officially titled The Compassionate Use Act of 1996, and popularly known as the "medical marijuana" initiative. This initiative allows qualifying people and their caregivers immunity from criminal prosecution when the state attempts to charge them with possession or cultivation of marijuana. Professor Vitiello uses the medical marijuana initiative as a case study illustrating flaws in California's ballot initiative process He examines the history of the initiative process in California, misleading aspects of the campaign for Proposition 215, and ambiguities in the proposition's language. Concluding that the initiative process as it now stands fosters …


The Professional Decline Of Physicians In The Era Of Managed Care, Aimee E. Marlow Mar 1998

The Professional Decline Of Physicians In The Era Of Managed Care, Aimee E. Marlow

New England Journal of Public Policy

Physicians have long enjoyed prestige, power, and autonomy, but the rise of managed care organizations has drastically changed their status. Many doctors are in thrall to the financial well-being of the corporations that employ them, their knowledge and expertise controlled and manipulated in the interest of profit maximization. This article investigates the professional decline of physicians, citing the use of gag clauses, incentives to withhold care, and the breakdown of their authority. In an effort to regain some measure of control, physicians have taken their concerns to the public, supporting state and federal legislation that attempts to curb questionable managed …


In God We Trust: Faith Healing Subject To Liability, Lauren A. Greenberg Jan 1998

In God We Trust: Faith Healing Subject To Liability, Lauren A. Greenberg

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.


Suffering Many Things, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim Jan 1998

Suffering Many Things, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

No abstract provided.


Bridgewater Magazine, Volume 8, Number 3, Summer 1998, Bridgewater State College Jan 1998

Bridgewater Magazine, Volume 8, Number 3, Summer 1998, Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater Magazine

“Bridgewater’s Best” profiles 10 outstanding BSC students. Also profiles of alumni Michael Vieira, Christopher Rappold, and Kerri Topham. Also College News, Alumni Updates, and Class Notes.